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Study: Women's Menstrual Cycle Affects Asthma, Other Respiratory Symptoms

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 11.09.2012 | Healthy Living

A new study suggests that a woman's menstrual cycle can affect respiratory symptoms, potentially exacerbating conditions such as asthma. According...

10 Things to Do When You Are Thinking About Getting Pregnant

Carolyn R. Givens, M.D | Posted 12.25.2012 | Women
Carolyn R. Givens, M.D

Here are ten things I recommend doing when you are thinking about getting pregnant.

Ladies Need GYN Education More Than SEX Education

Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM | Posted 12.03.2012 | Women
Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM

I know too many women who are menopausal, suffering with hot flashes and have reached adulthood with sex education under their belts, but without a firm grasp on their our own gynecological and hormone health.

Is 7 the New 10? Why Do Some Girls Start Puberty So Early?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2012 | Los Angeles
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Puberty typically isn't a favorite memory for any of us. During that angst-ridden ride between childhood and adulthood, nearly everyone's best goal is simply to fit in. That's even tougher when you're only in second grade.

How Kotex Is Getting Chinese Women Talking About Their Periods

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 06.19.2012 | Women

Sometimes it’s difficult for women to speak openly about their menstrual cycles -- just think about all of the hilarious euphemisms for periods that...

I'm Actually Going Through with It

Selvaggia | Posted 08.12.2012 | Women
Selvaggia

Naming the beneficiary of my eggs in the event something happens to me is not like donating organs; my eggs could create a new life with a piece of me after I'm gone.

My First Consultation at the Fertility Clinic

Selvaggia | Posted 08.07.2012 | Women
Selvaggia

I have received a few sonogram images via email in the past year, with the following difference: The one my friends sent showed tiny lives growing inside of them. Mine shows an empty womb.

Rice University Student Columnist Compares 'Period Sex' To Shark Week, Bloodbaths, Airplane Food

Dan Reimold | Posted 06.06.2012 | Home
Dan Reimold

The Rice Thresher is currently earning some shock-and-eww attention for a column in Thursday's issue that provides advice and perspectives on sexual a...

Do Men Speak Differently To Fertile Women? OR How Your Fertility Could Affect Your Date

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 02.16.2012 | Women

Picture it: You're dating a man who's articulate enough, but in the past couple of days he's been especially witty. Has he been hiding his verbal prow...